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Have put an AR15 together. My first with an A2 type front sight. The sight is HIGH. I have ordered a mil spec rear sight to mount on the flat top rail.
I want to mount an inexpensive red-dot scope. Problem is, the scope sits too low on the flat top piccatinny rail and the front sight totally obscures the sight picture because it is much taller than the red-dot field of vision. I would like to lift the red-dot with a riser. Two questions... first, is it better to have the point of air (red dot) coincide with the iron sight point of aim or is it better to have the red-dot point of aim OVER the iron sight point of aim? I think a 3/4" riser would have them coincide and a 1" would have the red-dot point of aim above the iron sights. Please help as I don't want to waste money and time buying the wrong riser. Thanks - wg
PS: Academy in San Antonio has 1" risers.
I want to mount an inexpensive red-dot scope. Problem is, the scope sits too low on the flat top piccatinny rail and the front sight totally obscures the sight picture because it is much taller than the red-dot field of vision. I would like to lift the red-dot with a riser. Two questions... first, is it better to have the point of air (red dot) coincide with the iron sight point of aim or is it better to have the red-dot point of aim OVER the iron sight point of aim? I think a 3/4" riser would have them coincide and a 1" would have the red-dot point of aim above the iron sights. Please help as I don't want to waste money and time buying the wrong riser. Thanks - wg
PS: Academy in San Antonio has 1" risers.